Heliozoan, SEM

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Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a Acanthocystis sp. heliozoan from wet soil in the northern Black Forest National Park Northern, Germany. Heliozoa (sun-animalcules) are unicellular eukaryotic aquatic protozoa. They have long stiff arms (actinopodia) radiating from their spherical bodies, which they use to capture their prey and for sensation and movement. Magnification: x3500 when printed at 15cm wide.

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Size: 6400px × 5522px
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Photo credit: © EYE OF SCIENCE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: -, acanthocystis, actinosphaerium, animalcule, biodiversity, biological, biology, black, colored, coloured, debris, electron, false-colored, false-coloured, forest, heliozoa, heliozoan, humus, micrograph, microorganism, microscopy, protist, protozoa, protozoan, scanning, sem, soil, sp, sun, woody